Supreme Court of India

Duncan Industries Ltd. and Anr v. Union of India

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Reported as [2006] 2 S.C.R. 149
Bench H.K. Sema and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 10 February 2006

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What the Court ordered

In the result, these appeals must fail C and are hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. v.s.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Essential Commodities Act, 1995: Section 3. .. Retention Price Scheme-Granted to fertilizer manufacturers- Retrospective modification of-To the detriment of manufacturers- c Permissibility-Government fixed the maximum retail price of fertilizers, which was to be complied with by dealers, manufacturers act.-This controlled-price mechanism resulted in losses for the manufacturer-Retention Price scheme was devised with a view to determining the appropriate subsidy for fertilizer manufacturers and was brought into operation-Retention Prices for five pricing periods up to 31.3.1991 were

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